PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Hollett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Idiot. Hans Kruger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kruger
vs
Hollett

188 cm
28
212 lbs
4 - 18 - 0

179 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Scotia Wear
Scotia Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Hollett!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hollett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hollett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruger's efforts to push away.
Kruger looking to stall.

Hollett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.

Hollett moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Hollett to work.
Hollett keeps control of Kruger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hollett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollett is trying to break free.
Hollett is struggling to control the position.
Hollett tries to break the clinch but Kruger is controlling the position.
Hollett tries to circle away but Kruger has him pinned against the cage.
Kruger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kruger is trying to stall.
Hollett digs a right hand into Kruger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruger's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Kruger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kruger working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger working hard to break the clinch.

Hollett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger tries to bum rush Hollett with a series of wild strikes but Hollett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruger checks a leg kick.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Kruger misses.
Kruger misses with a few strikes there.
Kruger misses with the combination.
Hans Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger slips under a jab from Hollett.
Hollett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Hollett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollett.
Hollett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Hollett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kruger throws a body punch but Hollett moves out of range.
Kruger moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruger lands a jab.
Kruger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kruger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hollett's head backwards.
Hollett misses with a left hand
and Kruger counters with a nice body shot.
Hollett throws a low kick but Kruger moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollett circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollett scores with a jab. Kruger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger digs a good body shot into Hollett's ribs.
Hollett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hollett rushes Kruger and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roger Hollett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kruger tries to bum rush Hollett with a series of wild strikes but Hollett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hollett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hollett moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Hollett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollett takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Hans Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
Hollett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Kruger scores with a four punch combination!
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
Kruger tries to bum rush Hollett with a series of wild strikes but Hollett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollett.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Hollett misses the shot to the body.
Hollett tries to bum rush Kruger with a series of wild strikes but Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollett lands with a nice body punch.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger looks to land a combination but Hollett avoids it well.
Hollett jabs Kruger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollett. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollett throws a right hand that misses
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Kruger.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollett circles away quickly and effectively.
Hollett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruger works Hollett's body with a nice hook.
Kruger lands with a straight right. Hollett didn't see that one coming.
Kruger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hollett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hollett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hollett is looking to break free of the clinch but Kruger has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hollett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hollett misses the shot to the body.
Hollett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger misses with the combination.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Hollett moves out of range.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hollett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Hollett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kruger trying to stall but Hollett improves his position.

Hollett manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hans Kruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollett swinging wildly here.
Hollett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollett throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kruger eats them both and turns towards Hollett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hollett loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kruger.
Kruger swinging wildly here.
Hollett throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Hollett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hollett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Hollett throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollett circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger feints a jab promting Hollett to slip. Kruger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hollett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kruger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kruger avoids the body shot from Hollett.
Hollett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hollett has closed the distance and engaged Kruger in a clinch.
Hollett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hollett breaks the clinch.
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollett counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollett throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
Hollett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Kruger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hollett.
Hollett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Kruger. Those never looked like landing.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollett is just out of range.
Kruger throws a body punch but Hollett moves out of range.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger walks into a jab.
Hollett misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.

Hollett rushes Kruger and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger is trying to break the clinch but Hollett has him pressed against the cage.
Kruger wants to get back to striking at distance but Hollett won't allow it.
Kruger takes a shot to the head.

Hollett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hollett thuds his right hand into Kruger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Hans Kruger has been cut.
Kruger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Hollett.
Hollett slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollett misses with the combination.
Hollett misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger lands a jab to the nose.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.

Hollett takes the fight into the clinch.
Hollett stalling.
A body shot lands from Hollett.
Hollett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kruger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hollett as Kruger tries to tie him up.
Kruger can't break the clinch.
Hollett scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollett.
Kruger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hans Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hollett breaks the clinch.
Kruger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Hollett clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hollett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hollett lands a nice hook to Kruger's body. Kruger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Hollett takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Hollett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hollett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Hollett!
Roger Hollett gave a mention to Scotia Wear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).